Bruce sees his worst fears realised after Horsfield’s dismissal

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PRESTON North End have every right to celebrate after eliminating opposition from the Barclaycard Premiership to reach the last 16 of the Worthington Cup but, given the seriously weakened team that Birmingham City chose to field, it is questionable whether this victory genuinely constitutes a shock.

Already missing seven members of the team that beat Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, Birmingham were forced to play for more than an hour with ten men after the dismissal of Geoff Horsfield, the acting captain, and once Ricardo Fuller had given Preston the lead after 59 minutes, the result never seemed in doubt.